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Hoskins v. People

Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc
Dec 4, 1967
434 P.2d 406 (Colo. 1967)

Opinion

No. 22596.

Decided December 4, 1967.

Defendant was convicted of the crime of burglary and brought error.

Reversed.

Error to the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Honorable Edward J. Keating, Judge.

Edward H. Sherman, Public Defender, Joseph R. Quinn, Assistant, for plaintiff in error.

Duke W. Dunbar, Attorney General, Frank E. Hickey, Deputy, Robert C. Miller, Assistant, for defendant in error.


On the basis of Gomez v. People, 162 Colo. 77, 424 P.2d 387, the Attorney General on behalf of the People has confessed error and accordingly joins with the plaintiff in error in urging a reversal of his conviction and the remanding of the matter to the trial court. See also the more recent case of Martinez v. People, 163 Colo. 503, 431 P.2d 765.


The judgment and sentence is therefore reversed and the cause remanded with directions that the trial court dismiss the information and grant the district attorney leave to refile, if he be so inclined.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE MOORE not participating.


Summaries of

Hoskins v. People

Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc
Dec 4, 1967
434 P.2d 406 (Colo. 1967)
Case details for

Hoskins v. People

Case Details

Full title:James L. Hoskins v. The People of the State of Colorado

Court:Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc

Date published: Dec 4, 1967

Citations

434 P.2d 406 (Colo. 1967)
434 P.2d 406